Idoru – William Gibson
NF/NF

Description

For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing of Idoru by William Gibson with a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1996 G. P. Putnam’s. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no  spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the half-title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Twenty-first-century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Neon rain. Light everywhere, blowing under any door you might try to close. Where the New Buildings, the largest in the world, erect themselves unaided, their slow rippling movements like the contractions of a sea creature.

Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.